Craftsman 113.24181 owner manual Outlet Before Troubleshooting, Trouble Probable Cause

TROUBLE SHOOTING

WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, TURN SWITCH "OFF" AND ALWAYS REMOVE PLUG FROM POWER SOURCE

OUTLET BEFORE TROUBLESHOOTING.

TROUBLE SHOOTING -- GENERAL

	TROUBLE				PROBABLE					CAUSE
Excessive vibration.				1.	Blade	out		of	balance.
				2.	Failure		to	tighten
					Tilt	Lock		Knob.
Cannot make			square	1.	Miter	gauge not				adjusted
cut	when	crosscutting.			properly.
Cut	binds,	burns or		1. Dull		blade with				improper
stalls motor			when		tooth		set.
ripping.				2.	Blade		is Heeling.
				3.	Warped		board.
				4.	Rip fence not parallel to
					blade.
				5.	Spreader			out	of
					alignment
• Cut	not true		at 90 °	1.	Stop	screws			not	properly
or 45 ° positions.					adjusted.
"Tilt	crank and			1.	Tilt	lock		knob		not
elevating hand					loosened			when		making
wheel turn hard.					tilt adjustment.
				2.	Gears		worms		and
					teeth	clogged			with
					sawdust.

REMEDY

1.Discard Blade and use a different blade.

2.See "Getting To Know Your Saw" section, "Tilt Lock Knob"

1.See "Adjustments" section "Miter Gauge".

1. Sharpen or replace blade.

2. See "Adjustments" section, "Heeling Adjustments..."

3.Make sure concave or hollow side is facing

"down," feed slowly.

4.See "Assembly" section, "Aligning Rip Fence"

5.See "Assembly" section, "Installing B lade Guard."

1. See "Adjustments"	section, "Blade Tilt, or Squareness
Blade to Table."

1.See "Getting To Know Your Saw" section, "Tilt Lock Knob."

2.See "Lubrication" section.

TROUBLE SHOOTING --MOTOR

NOTE: Motors used on wood-working tools are particularly susceptible to the accumulation of sawdust and wood chips

TROUBLE	PROBABLE CAUSE
Excessive noise.	1. Motor.

and should be blown out or "vacuumed" frequently to

prevent interference with normal motor ventilation.

REMEDY

1.Have motor checked by qual ified service technician. Repair service is available at your nearest Sears store.

Motor fails to develop full power. (Power output of motor decreases rapidly with decrease in voltage at motor terminals. For example, a reduction of 10% in voltage causes a reduction of 19% in maximum power output of which the motor is capable, while a reduction of 20% in voltage causes a reduction of 36% in maximum power output.)

1.Circuit overloaded with lights, appliances and other motors.

2.Undersize wires or circuit too lon_

3.General overloading of power company facilities. (In some sections of the country, demand for electrical power may exceed the capacity of existing generating

and distribution systems.)

4.Incorrect fuses or circuit breakers in power line.

1.Do not use other appliances or motors on same circuit when using the saw.

2.Increase wire sizes, or reduce length of wiring. See "Motor Specification and Electrical

Requirements" section.

3.Request a voltage check from the power company.

4. Install correct fuses or circuit breakers.

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